"The Best Sort of Husband" Response ---30 pts.

You will need to finish this assignment today in class if you want credit.
In the story "The Best Sort of Husband" by Susan B. Kelly, the author shows us two different views of what "the best sort of husband" is--the view of men, on page 293, and the view of Margaret on page 301.

Your assignment:
*Compare and contrast these two views and explain using information you know about love and marriage in this time period
*Explain the author's use of conflict and irony to show the audience these two views.
*You will need to use a minimum of 3 specific textual examples in your response.
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*"My brothers... are quite desperate to be rid of me" (291).
*"Margaret who had never had much hope of a husband, even before her father's disgrace" (292).
*"She looked sadly at it…like a dead dog; it was old and shabby, although she dutifully trimmed it anew each year" (292). (her bonnet)
*"John and Richard and George…will make my life a misery if I refuse him" (293).
*"Gentleman..seem to think that one husband is as good …as another" (293).
*"..one's own home, a dress allowance, the superior title of "Mrs.…" (293).
*"…give me a good reason--some vice--some sordid secret--" (295).
*"My sister is a woman of such high moral principle.." (299).
*"Always the dearest friend, always the best of correspondents" (301).
*"She has a new bonnet every week" (301).
*"She seemed more than satisfied with her lot, having procured for herself the very best sort of husband" (301).